Center for Healthy Weight Team

The Center for Healthy Weight team includes medical, nutrition, public health, psychiatric and research specialists. They come from the world-class medical staff at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Every member of the team is dedicated to:

  • Preventing obesity in children
  • Eliminating the problems caused by obesity
  • Restoring or maintaining patient health
  • Promoting child and family health and well-being

Doctors, nurses and clinicians from other medical specialties also consult with the Center for Healthy Weight team.

Elizabeth Shepard, MD

Elizabeth Shepard, MD

Dr. Shepard is board certified in Obesity Medicine, Pediatrics, and Physician Nutrition Specialists.

Areas of expertise:Pediatrics
Marwa Abu El Haija, MD

Marwa Abu El Haija, MD

Dr. Abu El Haija is board certified in Obesity Medicine and Pediatric Gastroenterology.

Areas of expertise:Gastroenterology
Michelle Kaplinski, MD

Michelle Kaplinski, MD

Dr. Kaplinski is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Cardiology
Sophia Yen, MD

Sophia Yen, MD

Dr. Yen is board certified in Adolescent Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Pediatrics, adolescent medicine
Elizabeth Cotter, RD

Elizabeth Cotter, RD

Pediatric Weight Control Program

  • Nadia Al-Lami
  • Julieta Bravo
  • Inés Campero
  • Andrea Chilton, RN
  • Blanca Ezquerro
  • Martha Gabaray Farfan
  • Jonathan Nussur
  • Susana Pearl
  • Maria Elena Rizzo Locsin
  • Thea Runyan, MPH
  • Meredith Tuttle, RN
  • Juanita Velasco
  • Cindy Zedeck, MA - Director
Janey Pratt, MD

Janey Pratt, MD

Dr. Pratt is board certified in General Surgery.

Areas of expertise:General surgery
James Lock, MD, PhD

James Lock, MD, PhD

Dr. Lock is board certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychiatry.

Areas of expertise:Child & adolescent psychiatry
Darrell Wilson, MD

Darrell Wilson, MD

Dr. Wilson is board certified in Pediatric Endocrinology and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Endocrinology

Thomas Robinson, MD

Thomas Robinson, MD
Dana Weintraub, MD

Dana Weintraub, MD

Dr. Weintraub is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Pediatrics
Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD

Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD
Lisa Chamberlain, MD

Lisa Chamberlain, MD

Dr. Chamberlain is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Pediatrics
Thomas Robinson, MD

Thomas Robinson, MD
Cindy Zedeck

Cindy Zedeck
Lisa Chamberlain, MD

Lisa Chamberlain, MD

Dr. Chamberlain is board certified in Pediatrics and is the Co-Director of Advocating for Public Policy Change. 

Areas of expertise:Pediatrics
Sherri Sager

Sherri Sager

Dr. Sager is the Co-Director of Advocating for Public Policy Change.
Sophia Yen, MD

Sophia Yen, MD

Dr. Yen is board certified in Adolescent Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Pediatrics, adolescent medicine